Syzygy FX - reel breakdown

Luciano DiGeronimo - Reel Breakdown - Winter 2010
Compositor / 3D Animator
Project - Spongebob’s Truth or Square Client - Nickelodeon Programs Used - SynthEyes, Maya, After Effects What I did - Made at Redhead, the footage was matchmoved, manually at times, and imported into Maya. Later comped with AE. The logo was comped using the plates blue channel as a depth matte.	Project - Aliens in the Attic Client - 20th Century Fox Programs Used - Shake What I did - Done at CIS Vancouver, wires and rigs were removed for multiple shots. In this shot, a clean plate had to be created and the main characters sleeve and shirt were replaced. Also comped a 3D matchmoved floor that was supplied.
Project - Histoire Client - CA Square Programs Used - Maya, After Effects What I did - Designed and created at CA Square, particles were generated in Maya using scripts and expressions, and comped in AE. Of the 16 spots, 10 were completely different particle animations.	Project - El Stupendo vs. CA Square Client - CA Square Programs Used - Maya, After Effects What I did - Designed and created at CA Square, this was made for the Promax convention in Prague. I layed out, modeled, rigged, animated and comped this 2 min spot in a only a few weeks. An exercise in production, this was delivered the day before the convention.
Project - RHI Movie Weekend Client - RHI Programs Used - After Effects, Maya What I did - Made at CA Square, this was a branding of the RHI Movie Weekend on the ION channel as well as end tags for their movies. I comped and animated the whole package and eventually created and helped design the end tags and western ID.	Project - Orion Slave Girls Must Die!!! Client - Eric Kallevig Programs Used - After Effects, 3DS Max What I did - For this short film, I was the lead compositor. I handled the entire opening sequence, 42 shots, including creating the 3D animation and wire removal over sand.
Project - VH1: On Demand Client - Viacom Programs Used - After Effects What I did - Made completely in After Effects at CA Square, I had rigged the 30 different icon squares using code so I could animate them easier. I then multiplied them many times over totaling more than 700 comps. Created with 2 sets of colors and multiple titles.	Project - Zombie Prom Client - Illusions of Grandeur FX Programs Used - After Effects What I did - For this short film, I handled the bulk of the vfx comps - over 3 dozen shots including the open, which was made completely in AE. The motorcycle shot was animated using a static image. I then added the god rays and smoke to spice it up.
Project - Pen Vs. Pencil Client - Personal project Programs Used - Maya, After Effects What I did - For this 60 sec animation, I designed, modeled, animated and shaded all objects, including all 11 characters. Every aspect of the production except for music and score, for which I had help, was done by me.	Project - The Lizzie McGuire Movie Client - Disney Programs Used - Animo, After Effects What I did - Made at Tapehouse Toons, as Digital Supervisor, I created all color models, comped all animated scenes first using using Animo, then After Effects where I added drop shadows, reflections and color correct on a live action BG.
Project - The Worm Client - Personal project Programs Used - Maya What I did - A study in facial character animation, specifically the eyes. The bird was animated after observing the local NYC wildlife.	Project - Nascar: TImeless Client - The Martin Agency Programs Used - After Effects What I did - Made at R!OT Manhattan, I rotoed footage from various time periods and video/film stocks. Using After Effects, I supplied mattes for the final comp in the Flame. Several shots were rotoed in 15 min.
Project - Animated Alias: Tribunal Client - ABC Programs Used - Animo, Maya, After Effects What I did - For the season 3 DVD set of "Alias", I layed out the camera based on specific storyboard panels. Then animated and rendered the backgrounds in the "elevator sequence" using previously modeled and shaded objects.	Project - Beautifully Smart Client - Avenue A \| Razorfish Programs Used - After Effects What I did - Made at CA Square, this was made for the clients conference. I had to comp all the words into the shots, each with a different look and style. I also color corrected and grain removed a few others. The animations were mostly based on my ideas.